New York, New York

Tomorrow my girlfriend and I are heading off to New York for five nights.  It'll be our first trip to America and we can't wait!

We're celebrating my Birthday out there and as well as all the usual touristy things, we'll be seeing Joseph Arthur at the City Winery and checking out some cool record stores and other places that people have recommended to us.

I'm sure that I'll blabber on about the trip on here when we get back, but for now I'll leave you with the music video for 'New York, New York' by Ryan Adams.

Orion

Ryan Adams will begin the vinyl pressing of his "most legit METAL record" next week, according to his (finally updated) website. 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm a bit Ryan crazy, but I was slightly worried about the metal aspect of this record.  But from listening to the song below (Electrosnake), I actually think it could be pretty good.  I know that I'll be buying a copy and probably end up paying a stupid amount of postage to get it to the UK, but a new LP by Ryan, metal or not, still gets me really excited.  

Here's what Ryan had to say about the album, posting as wolfhunter at the RAA:

"DUDE>.....It's a badass album srsly ruff ruff. Jamie Candiloro ( yes your FAVORITE PRODUCER OF ALL TIME FOLKS ) produced it ( we started it after ET but it's been in the works for about two years for realz. The joke about it never shipping is just that... and that nice man who say's that it doesn't sound good prolly never heard COC Animosity but we aren't all perfect. the art inside is CRAZY awesome!!! I can't tell ya'll anymore than that but it's R.A.D.
As a few people said, RAA style jams, it really wasn't meant to be anything other than a brutally badass thrash/ metal record. ESnake is disco compared to the speed and riff damage on the rest of the tracks and all I can say for the whole thing is two years is a long time to work on a badass album of riffs and this is the one for me. ESNake is the "Sailing"CCRoss song on the record. The rest is like the metal equivalent of "Doin the Neutron Dance" yall. RUFF!
A lot of folks who dig the sadbastardjams will NOT dig. No it isn't "Heartbreaker" because I already did that and frankly there is no reason to jump the grand canyon full of whiskey and misery soaked wet eared lullicakes twice. Besides, I don't have those pearl snaps anymore, they smelled like smoke ; )

Have a badass weekend. The poll already exceeded my numbers for a first pressing so far so that's awesome. Also for non vinyl folks don't sweat it- we will work that out... It's on vinyl because there is all this badass art in der.
Ruff ruff bark like a dog. Love yall.
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You can still vote in the poll mentioned above here and listen to Electrosnake below.

ORION . ELECTROSNAKE by ryanadams

In The Sun

 
She & Him debuted the first video from their new album Volume Two today, via Pitchfork.  The new album from Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward is released on March 23rd in the States, which is my Birthday and as long as the BA strikes don't mess with our plans, I'll be picking up a copy in New York on day of release.

The video is directed by Peyton Reed, who also directed Zooey Deschanel in the film Yes Man, alongside Jim Carrey and the excellent Rhys Darby (aka Murray from Flight Of The Conchords).  Watch Zooey sing, dance and hula hoop below!

This Too Shall Pass

OK Go pretty much always make great music videos (you all remember the treadmill one, right?), but I think they've just made their best yet.  The video is for 'This Too Shall Pass' from their new album, 'Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky'.  It's such an amazing video that you won't be able to watch just the once.  Hit the full screen button and sit back and marvel at this:

Help Save BBC 6 Music

The awesome BBC 6 Music is facing closure after a new review from the BBC.  Music fans have flocked to the internet in support of the station, setting up this Facebook group and various petitions, with David Bowie adding weight to the support with this quote:
 

“6Music keeps the spirit of broadcasters like John Peel alive, and for new artists to lose this station would be a great shame.”   

BBC 6 Music is the only station of it's kind in the UK, catering to more 'alternative' bands and genres than the other BBC stations would dare touch.  It's also the home to Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour as well as hosts such as Steve Lamacq, Marc Riley, Bruce Dickinson, Gideon Coe and Jarvis Cocker.

You can show your support for BBC 6 Music by:

• Joining the Facebook group, which has already attracted over 90,000 supporters in a couple of days.
• Signing one of the petitions here or here.
• There's a BBC Consultations survey here that goes directly to the BBC.
• Listen to the station online on the iPlayer, so the powers that be know you're listening.

Hopefully we'll be able to turn this decision around and save the best radio station in the UK.